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Underworld are the backbone of the UK dance scene and this is by far their most recognised track.
Nuxx is actually a different track to Born Slippy but both appeared on the same release. The difference is noticeable when you listen to the two. Born Slippy with Karl Hyde’s ace vocal was the tune that rocked them to infamy.
Probably the most recognised dance tune ever, but oddly never released on an album. This track was first released in 1995 and hit the national consciousness in the movie Trainspotting, which also featured the excellent track Dark & Long (dark train – to have a post of its own one day)
This track still tears up dancefloors in underground and commerical clubs alike, to really appreciate the track you’ve got to see it live, which I was lucky enough to do during the Beaucoup Fish tour in 1998. They did this track as their encoure and let it build for about four minutes until the crowd were going completely insane and then let the vocal hit.
Everybody’s heard this tune played out a million times but I can distinctly remember hearing it just after midnight at Cream, belted out by Pete Tong in his prime.
I’ve got to be honest, I love Underworld, and could probably dedicate a whole blog of fan-geekiness to them. Beautiful Burnout in particular is an amazing tune which’ll get its own post later.
Since the mighty Darren Emerson left they’ve not done anything that’s blown me away but I’m a great Karl Hyde Fan, who’s done other interesting projects with his Tomato brand.